EP2140580B1 - Synchronisation de station de base pour un réseau à une seule fréquence - Google Patents

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EP2140580B1
EP2140580B1 EP08746013.5A EP08746013A EP2140580B1 EP 2140580 B1 EP2140580 B1 EP 2140580B1 EP 08746013 A EP08746013 A EP 08746013A EP 2140580 B1 EP2140580 B1 EP 2140580B1
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Huei-Jiun Ju
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  • This invention relates generally to a wireless communication system and in particular to a wireless broadcast communication system.
  • Wireless communication networks typically have a plurality of servicing base stations which receive and transmit signals to users' devices within the service area of the respective base stations. Communication between a user and their respective base station is maintained as a user moves about the network service area by handing off the user from one base station to another.
  • One such service is providing customers with multimedia content via the wireless communication network. For example, it is desired to provide audio/video content to customers as they move about the network.
  • Providing multimedia content via wireless communication networks presents several challenges. For example in broadcast multimedia content to client stations, it is desirable for the transmission of content data to be synchronized at multiple base stations in a network.
  • US 2005/0118946 discloses a base station that inserts an overhead message into a broadcast stream transmitted to a mobile station.
  • the base station inserting the overhead message sends a notification message to one or more of the base stations transmitting the same broadcast stream.
  • the notification message indicates the time when the overhead message wil be sent and the duration and/or length of the overhead message.
  • the broadcast channel may be divided into multiple time slots to support mixed flows. Base stations supporting a mobile station in soft handoff can agree on the time slots allocated for a designated broadcast stream.
  • US 2006/0098676 discloses separate radio network controllers that exchange neighboring cell information between one another. This information is used, in turn, to facilitate macrodiversity reception of multicast content.
  • a receiver node receives this neighboring cell information which facilitates compatible reception of corresponding multicast content.
  • the receiver node uses differing synchronization techniques depending upon whether or not the multicast content is sourced by base stations that share a common Radio Network Controller, the receiver node compares the bearer content of at least one selected data block from one received multicast stream with the bearer content of a selected data block from another multicast stream.
  • the invention provides a controller for synchronizing a macro-diversity region transmitted by base stations in a network, according to claim 3.
  • the controller also known as a macro-diversity region control module
  • the controller can include a buffer that may be part of the macro-diversity region control module or may be external to but coupled to the macro-diversity region control module.
  • the macro-diversity region control module can also have a receiving module, a controller module and a communication module.
  • the buffer may be coupled to the receiving module and configured to receive and store content data.
  • the receiving module may be coupled to the controller module and configured to receive a plurality of packets of content data from the buffer.
  • the controller module may be configured to generate a macro-diversity region data that includes at least one packet of the plurality of packets of content data.
  • the frame offset can be expressed as a number of frames after (or before) the time reference. The combination of the time reference and the frame offset of each macro-diversity frame identify the base station transmission frame that will include the macro-diversity region data for each of the base stations.
  • the controller module generates macro-diversity region control information that includes the time reference and frame offset information.
  • the macro-diversity region control information is configured to synchronize the transmission of the macro-diversity region data at the base stations.
  • the control information may include a modulation and coding scheme selection information to use in transmitting the macro-diversity region at the base stations.
  • the control information may also include zone switch parameters where the zone switch parameters refer to parameters that determine the location and characteristics of the macro-diversity region in a frame, for example, the base station transmission frame.
  • An example of a zone switch parameter used according to the invention is a symbol offset to indicate an offset from the start of the base station transmission frame to identify a location for the macro-diversity region data in the base station transmission frame.
  • the macro- diversity region control module may use a configuration file (described below) to determine the zone switch parameters.
  • the control information including the modulation and coding scheme and the zone switch parameters may be configured to ensure that the macro- diversity region is broadcast by each of the base stations using a common waveform.
  • the communication module may be coupled to the controller module, to communicate a macro-diversity region message that includes the macro-diversity region data and the macro-diversity region control information to the base stations.
  • the controller module may also be configured to determine the size of the macro-diversity region data, the location of the macro-diversity region, an allocation of content data to be broadcast in the macro-diversity region and to determine a broadcast map detailing the structure of the macro-diversity region data.
  • the time reference may be expressed in coordinated universal time (UTC).
  • a base station includes receiving module and a transmitting module.
  • the receiving module is configured to receive, for example, from a central entity, such as a macro-diversity region control module, a macro-diversity region message that includes a macro-diversity region data, for example having at least one packet of content data and the macro diversity region control information.
  • the received macro-diversity region control information includes a time reference and frame offset information. The combination of the time reference and the frame offset of each macro-diversity frame may identify the base station transmission frame that will include the macro-diversity region data for each of the base stations.
  • the transmitting module may be configured to transmit the base station transmission frame in synchronization with the transmission of the base station transmission frames of other base stations in a network, for example Single Frequency Network (SFN), in response to at least a portion of the macro-diversity region control information.
  • SFN Single Frequency Network
  • the method includes receiving a plurality of packets of content data that may be provided by content providers or content sources.
  • a macro-diversity region data including at least one packet of the plurality of packets of content data is generated at the macro-diversity region control module.
  • the macro-diversity region control module generates macro-diversity region control information including a time reference and frame offset information.
  • the time reference information may be expressed in UTC time.
  • the combination of the time reference and the frame offset of each macro-diversity frame may identify the base station transmission frame that will include the macro-diversity region data for each of the base stations.
  • the macro-diversity region control information is configured to synchronize the transmission of the macro-diversity region data at the base stations.
  • a macro-diversity region message that includes the macro-diversity region data and the macro-diversity region control information is communicated to a plurality of base stations.
  • the macro-diversity region control information also includes a symbol offset to indicate an offset from the start of the base station transmission frame to identify a location for the macro-diversity region data in the base station transmission frame.
  • Certain embodiments as disclosed herein provide for methods and systems for synchronization of base transceiver stations (BTS), or base stations, in a network, for example, a network, such as a single frequency network (SFN).
  • BTS base transceiver stations
  • SFN single frequency network
  • Methods, apparatuses and techniques are described for synchronizing transmissions for a plurality of base stations in a single frequency network.
  • techniques are described for synchronization of a macro-diversity region, such as a Multi-cast Broadcast Service (MBS) region, used to transmit data within a frame structure that is common to all base stations belonging to a particular SFN network.
  • MBS Multi-cast Broadcast Service
  • the macro-diversity regions in the transmissions from all of the base stations in a SFN are synchronized.
  • examples are provided of the types of information that may be expected to be sent to the base stations by other network entities as well as the actions that the base stations may take upon reception of the information.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an example network 100 for broadcasting data to a plurality of client stations 132 in accordance with an embodiment.
  • network 100 will be described with reference to a network 100 in which data is broadcast to client stations 132 using a macro-diversity region of a data frame, such as, for example, an macro-diversity region of a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (WiMAX OFDMA) frame.
  • WiMAX OFDMA Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access
  • Other exemplary embodiments utilize other frame based systems including, for example Long Term Evolution (LTE) system or other now or later developed communications systems.
  • LTE is the name given to a project within the Third Generation Partnership Project to improve the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile phone standard to cope with future requirements.
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • the network 100 includes at least one client station 132, an Access Service Network (ASN) 105, a Broadcast Services Network (BSN) 115, and an Application Service Provider (ASP) 160.
  • ASN Access Service Network
  • BSN Broadcast Services Network
  • ASP 160 provides one or more streams of internet protocol (IP) packets comprising content data for broadcast to the client stations 132.
  • Broadcast services network 115 receives the stream(s) of IP packets and processes and packages the received content data for broadcast to client stations 132.
  • ASN 105 may provide access services between the broadcast services network 115 and client stations 132 in transmitting the content data to the client stations 132.
  • ASP 160 provides one or more IP streams comprising content data for broadcast to the client stations 132.
  • IP streams may be provided to the broadcast services network 115 directly or, for example, via a network (not shown), such as a local area network (LAN) (e.g., an Ethernet network), a metro area network (MAN), or a wide area network (WAN) (e.g., the Internet), or a combination thereof.
  • LAN local area network
  • MAN metro area network
  • WAN wide area network
  • This content data may comprise, for example, audio (e.g., music, speech, etc.), visual (e.g., pictures, images, movies, television, etc.), textual (e.g., word processing documents, spreadsheets, etc .), or other types of data regarding content of interest to a user.
  • audio e.g., music, speech, etc.
  • visual e.g., pictures, images, movies, television, etc.
  • textual e.g., word processing documents, spreadsheets, etc .
  • each provided IP stream may comprise content data for a particular audio/visual channel, such as, for example, one or more IP streams may comprise content data for providing a television news program (e.g., CNN, Fox News, etc.), one or more IP streams may be provided for broadcasting movies, one or more IP streams may be provided for transmitting sports programs, etc.
  • television news program e.g., CNN, Fox News, etc.
  • a broadcast service provided by a particular ASP 160 is identified by a single broadcast channel identifier (CID).
  • a broadcast service refers to a collection of content data that may be encoded using a common encoding scheme, such as, for example, (Moving Picture Experts Group) MPEG at a particular resolution (e.g., low resolution for small screens such as mobile phones, high resolution for high definition television (HDTV), etc.).
  • This broadcast CID may then be used by the client stations 132 to determine if the broadcasted content data comprises content data that the client station desires to receive (e.g., the broadcasted content data is for a broadcast service to which the client station subscribes).
  • broadcast service network 115 may include an encapsulator module 116 and a macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 may be part of, for example, the ASN Gateway 120, or a Network Manager, or other entity. The choice of the entity on which this functionality resides may vary depending on, for example the infrastructure vendor. In addition, the functionality may be distributed across multiple entities. Essentially, the Broadcast Service Network (BSN) and Access Service Network (ASN) blocks are for explanatory purposes, and in some embodiments, the MBS controller or macro-diversity region control module 150 and encapsulator may exist elsewhere and the BSN may be optional.
  • BSN Broadcast Service Network
  • ASN Access Service Network
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 and encapsulator may be in the ASN, or in the ASP.
  • Broadcast service network 115 may be operated by a single network service provider (NSP). Further, although for simplification only a single broadcast service network is illustrated, it should be understood that in application there may be multiple broadcast service networks 115 each operated by a different NSP. These other broadcast services networks may be connected to different ASNs 105 and ASPs 160, or for example, multiple broadcast service networks may be connected to a particular ASN and/or ASP.
  • Encapsulator module 116 may receive the IP streams from ASP 160 and time slice the received IP packets. Encapsulator module 116 may then package the time sliced IP packets into transport packets for wireless transmission of the content data.
  • a transport packet refers to any type of data packet useable for transporting data, and may use any type of format or protocol in transporting the data.
  • the encapsulator module 116 may time slice the received IP packets and package the time sliced IP packets in transport packets, such as, for example, Motion Picture Expert Group 2 (MPEG-2) transport packets.
  • MPEG-2 Motion Picture Expert Group 2
  • the encapsulator module 116 may perform time slicing operation in accordance with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) standard for Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld (DVB-H) along with performing multi-protocol encapsulation with forward error correction (MPE-FEC). Additionally, in an embodiment, the encapsulator module 116 may wrap the packets (e.g., transport packets) with an IP header prior to outputting the wrapped packets.
  • ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
  • MPE-FEC forward error correction
  • the encapsulator module 116 may wrap the packets (e.g., transport packets) with an IP header prior to outputting the wrapped packets.
  • the encapsulator module 116 may then provide the transport packets to the macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 may then package the transport frames for broadcast to the client station 132. Additionally, in an embodiment, the macro-diversity control module 150 may further insert time stamping information in the received transport packets.
  • the time stamping information added to the transport packets (e.g., MPEG-2 transport packets) may be used by the base stations to enable the individual base stations 130 to time synchronize the transmission of the content data to the client stations 132, so that each base station 130 simultaneously transmits the content data.
  • macro-diversity region control module 150 may include a modulation and coding scheme selection information and zone switch parameters in the received transport packets for use by the base stations 130 in transmitting the macro-diversity region.
  • the zone switch parameters refer to parameters for determining the location and characteristics of the macro-diversity region in a frame, for example, the base station transmission frame.
  • An example of a zone switch parameter includes a symbol offset to indicate an offset from the start of the base station transmission frame to identify a location for the macro-diversity region data in the base station transmission frame.
  • the macro-diversity region control module may use a configuration file (described below) to determine the zone switch parameters.
  • the modulation and coding scheme selection information and the zone switch parameters may be configured to ensure that the macro-diversity region is broadcast by the base stations using a common waveform.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 may further combine multiple received transport packets into a larger frame (referred to herein as a "mega-frame") for transmission by the base stations 130.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 defines a macro-diversity region for inclusion in a data frame for transmitting the content data to the client stations 132.
  • the macro-diversity region defined may be a Multicast Broadcast Services (MBS) region of an OFDMA data frame, such as, for example, an OFDMA data frame in accordance with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.16e.
  • MBS Multicast Broadcast Services
  • ASN 105 includes a plurality of base stations 130 and an ASN Gateway 120.
  • base stations 130 may include an antenna system that is sectorized into one or more sectors with each sector transmitting and receiving signals within a corresponding coverage area, wherein the coverage area of the sector may be the same or less than the total coverage area of the base station.
  • ASN Gateway 120 may provide access gateway functions between the base stations 130 and the broadcast service network 115, and may be, for example, a commercially available ASN Gateway, such as, for example, a Cisco ASN Gateway. It should be further noted that although an ASN Gateway is used in the exemplary embodiment of Figure 1 , in other embodiments an ASN Gateway need not be used.
  • the defined macro-diversity region may then be communicated to the base stations 130.
  • the base stations 130 may comprise hardware (e.g., a processor, memory, one or more buses, etc.) and software for building data frames including the defined macro-diversity region using the information received from the macro-diversity region control module 150. These data frames may be, for example, OFDMA data frames in accordance with IEEE 802.16e.
  • the base stations 130 may then broadcast the OFDMA data frames including the macro-diversity region. Further, the base stations 130 may be synchronized so that the macro-diversity regions transmitted by the base stations 130 are identical and synchronized.
  • each base station 130 simultaneously broadcasts a common macro-diversity region
  • the remainder of the data frames transmitted by each base station 130 need not include common data.
  • a further description of an exemplary data frame comprising a macro-diversity region is presented below.
  • Client stations 132 may be mobile, nomadic or stationary units.
  • the client stations 132 are often referred to as, for example, mobile stations, mobile units, subscriber stations, wireless terminals or the like.
  • Client station 132 may be, for example, a wireless handheld device, a vehicle mounted device, a portable device, client premise equipment, fixed location device, wireless plug-in accessory or the like.
  • client stations 132 may take the form of a handheld computer, a notebook computer, a wireless telephone, personal digital assistant, wireless email device, personal media player or the like.
  • client stations 132 may include a receiver that receives signals broadcasted by ASN 105.
  • Client station 132 may also include one or more displays (e.g., a liquid crystal display (LCD), etc.) and speaker(s) for use in presenting content (e.g., audio and/or visual) to a user of the client device.
  • the client station 132 may also include a storage device (e.g., volatile or non-volatile memory) for recording the received data.
  • Figure 1 illustrates exemplary modules for processing the incoming content data for transmitting the content data to the client stations 132 using a macro-diversity region
  • alternate modules may be used or, for example, the functions performed by the modules may be combined or split into different modules.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a macro-diversity control module 150 for time stamping the incoming data and defining a macro-diversity region
  • these functions may be split into separate modules.
  • a single frequency network (SFN) module may be used to time stamp the incoming content data and package the transport packets into mega-frames that it then communicates to the macro-diversity control module over a network, such as an Ethernet network.
  • the macro-diversity control module in such an example, may then define the macro-diversity region using the time stamped information received from the SFN module.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example data frame structure that may be used to transmit data between a base station 130 and a client station 132.
  • this data frame may be built by the base stations 130.
  • the data frame 202 structure may be divided into multiple sub-channels 204 (along the vertical axis in Figure 2 ), with each sub-channel using a carrier frequency that is orthogonal to the carrier frequencies of other sub-channels.
  • the frame 202 is also divided in time into symbol periods 206 (along the horizontal axis in Figure 2 ).
  • symbol periods 206 (along the horizontal axis in Figure 2 ).
  • data frame 202 data may be carried on each of the sub-channel carrier frequencies 204 simultaneously during individual symbol periods 206.
  • a group of consecutive symbols may be treated as a symbol groups, such that the frame 202 is split into a fixed number of symbol groups each consisting of a particular number (e.g., 2, 4, etc.) of consecutive symbols.
  • the data frame 202 includes a preamble 208 during symbol period 0.
  • the data frame 202 includes a frame control header (FCH) 210 and a downlink media access protocol (DL-MAP) message 212 and uplink media access protocol (UL-MAP) message 214.
  • the FCH 210 may include information about the frame 202 configuration and about the DL-MAP 212, such as modulation and coding scheme for the DL-MAP 212, DL-MAP 212 message lengths, usable sub-channels of the frame 202, and the like.
  • the DL-MAP 212 can also carry overhead messages that include information broadcast from a base station 130 to at least one client station 132. Alternatively, overhead messages can be included in other portions of the data frame 202.
  • the downlink and uplink maps 212 and 214 include information about the location of downlink and uplink content within the data frame 202 or a subsequent frame.
  • the data frame 202 includes a downlink region 230 and an uplink region 232 defined by the downlink and uplink maps. Included in the downlink region 230 is a downlink data region 236 and a macro-diversity region 240. While Figure 2 illustrates an example of the macro-diversity region 240 being located at the end of the downlink region 230, in other embodiments the macro-diversity region 240 can be located at other positions in the downlink region 230. In addition, the macro-diversity region 240 does not need to be continuous, but can be separated into multiple regions within the downlink region 230.
  • the downlink region 230 may be used for transmitting information from the base stations to the client stations, while the uplink region 232 may be used for transmitting information in the opposite direction, i.e., from the client stations to the base stations.
  • management messages 238 maybe transmitted from the base stations to the client stations in the downlink data region 236 of the downlink region 240.
  • These management messages may be, for example, Media Access Control (MAC) management messages.
  • MAC management messages broadcasted to the client stations may be included in the initial (i.e., far left) portion of the downlink data region 236 with traffic bearing data (e.g.
  • MAC management messages transmitted from the client stations to the base stations may use the uplink region 232 of the data frame 202.
  • a MAC management message identifying the content data broadcasted in the macro-diversity region may be broadcast to the client stations using the downlink data region 236 and broadcasted in the same or similar manner that other MAC management messages are broadcast to the client stations.
  • the macro-diversity region 240 may include a macro-diversity region map 242 that defines the size and content of the macro-diversity region 240.
  • the macro-diversity map 242 rather than defining the macro-diversity region 240 for the data frame 202 the map 242 resides in, the macro-diversity region map 242 defines the size and content of a macro-diversity region 240 in a subsequent data frame 202.
  • the macro-diversity map 242 may define the size and content of a macro-diversity region in the next data frame in time (i.e., the frame sent immediately after the data frame in which the map 242 resides), or the second data frame 202 following the current frame, or other subsequent data frames of data.
  • the map 242 may further include an information element (IE) including a broadcast CID that identifies the broadcast service(s) included in the macro-diversity region 240, or multiple broadcast CIDs in embodiments in which the macro-diversity region 240 includes content data belonging to different broadcast services.
  • IE information element
  • the base stations 130 may transmit the different regions of frame 202 using different modulation schemes.
  • the base stations may use a simple modulation for transmitting the preamble 208 (e.g., BPSK), a different modulation scheme for transmitting the downlink data region (e.g., QPSK), yet another modulation scheme for transmitting the macro-diversity region 240 (e.g., QAM), and yet another modulation scheme for transmitting the uplink region 232 (e.g., QPSK).
  • Figure 3 illustrates an example of the operation or function of a macro-diversity region control module 150 illustrated in Figure 1 in accordance with an embodiment.
  • Figure 3 will be discussed with reference to the above-discussed Figure 1 . Note that in Figure 1 the broadcast data flows from right to left while in Figure 3 the broadcast data flows from left to right.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 may be, for example, a Multicast Broadcast Service Controller (MBSC). As illustrated, the macro-diversity region control module 150 may have a buffer 312 that may be part of the macro-diversity region control module 150 or may be external but coupled to the macro-diversity region control module 150. The macro-diversity region control module may also have a macro-diversity region control module core 308 or MBSC core coupled to the buffer 312. The macro-diversity region control module 150 behavior can be controlled by three data sets. Each one of these data sets may be stored in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file, stored by for example a storage (E.g.
  • XML Extensible Markup Language
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 can also include a macro-diversity region control module core 308 and an MBS Region Distribution Protocol (MRDP)-MBSC interface 310.
  • MRDP MBS Region Distribution Protocol
  • the Profile File 302 includes a profile that sets the most basic and long term parameters of the macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • a profile change may be, for example, a major change and in some embodiments requires a system reset.
  • exemplary parameters stored by the profile may include the following:
  • the Configuration File 304 may include a number of configuration settings with each configuration setting having one or more parameters governing the behavior of the macro-diversity region control module 150 at a given data rate or at a range of subset of data rates.
  • the Configuration File may change when, for example, the expected incoming data rates or number of channels over the air changes, with the new Configuration File having different values for the parameters.
  • exemplary configuration parameters may include:
  • the configuration setting may adjust the set of system parameters that are dependent on the incoming rate and are susceptible to change as a result of the change in the incoming rate.
  • the set of system parameters may be a group of dependent parameters that usually need to change together. Some of these system parameters are loosely dependent on the information in the profile 302, but they may also identify shorter term rate dependent behavior of the system.
  • the Configuration File 304 may be generated manually by an administrator, for example an engineer, or by a program outside the macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • the Configuration File may be generated with knowledge of the active profile in use and may be consistent with the active profile, where the term active profile refers to the system profile that is currently in use.
  • the configuration file may be uploaded and stored in the macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • the Schedule File 306 includes a plurality of schedule entries defining a schedule of rate changes.
  • the set of parameters associated with the Schedule File 306 may specify what input rates may be expected at any given time.
  • Schedule File 306 may be loaded to the MBSC management information base (MIB) such that it can be updated via a Simplified Network Management Protocol (SNMP) connection.
  • MIB refers to a database of system parameters which can be queried and changed (with some access provisions) remotely via the SNMP protocol.
  • Each schedule entry includes a specified instance of time and a specified input rate to indicate the specified instance of time the next rate change schedule becomes effective.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 chooses the configuration setting that provides the best match for the data rate specified by the Schedule File 306 for the current instance of time.
  • Profile Files 302 and Configuration Files 304 are usually static elements of the system. For example, although it is expected that the Configuration File 304 will be normally static, it may be changed in certain circumstances such as noted above.
  • the macro-diversity region control module may provide the capability of changing the active Configuration File.
  • a MIB element may specify the new Configuration File along with the time of the change of the Configuration File.
  • the new Configuration File may become effective at the scheduled rate change that coincides with the time specified in the MIB entry.
  • the fundamental behavior of the macro-diversity region control module may be regulated by a set of parameters specified by the active profile.
  • the macro-diversity region control module core 308 may extract the frame structure, for example frame length, from the Profile File 302, populate the frame and send the populated frame to an interface 310 that may use a proprietary interface, where the populated frame may subsequently be transmitted to the ASN-GW 120, for example.
  • the MRDP-MBSC 310 may be an application layer protocol that runs at the macro-diversity region control module 150, and serves as the interface to external devices, for example, the ASN-GW 120 illustrated in Figure 1 .
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 may adopt a configuration setting from the Configuration File 304 based on the Schedule File 306.
  • the configuration setting specifies the incoming data rate from the IP encapsulator 116 illustrated in Figure 1 .
  • the incoming data stream may be deposited into the buffer 312, where the macro-diversity region control module core 308 can monitor the backlog level of the buffer 312 and keep the backlog level within a target range.
  • the macro-diversity region control module core 308 can keep the backlog within a target range by controlling the outgoing data rate by changing the width of the macro-diversity region. This process of balancing the incoming data rate with the outgoing data rate can be decided by a buffer balancing algorithm and is referred to herein as rate matching.
  • the structure of the macro-diversity region as well as the structure of these OFDMA frames may be described in the profile according to the Configuration File 304 and the Profile File 302.
  • the frame description may define the structure of the macro-diversity region including the structure of the frame and how it actually will be filled with data bytes.
  • the macro-diversity region control module fills up each frame with data bytes from the buffer 312 in accordance with the specified frame structure.
  • FIG 4 is a simplified diagram illustrating an application layer protocol that runs at the macro-diversity region control module 150 and the ASN-GW 120 according to an embodiment.
  • An application layer protocol for example a proprietary application layer protocol, runs at the macro-diversity region control module 150 and the ASN-GW 120 using an interface, for example an R4 interface.
  • the R4 interface may include a set of protocols originating/terminating in various entities within the ASN-GW 120 and/or macro-diversity region control module 150, for example, for coordinating data mobility between the ASN-GW 120 and the macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • the MRDP MBSC functional instance 310 is situated at the macro-diversity region control module 150 and the MRDP_ASN functional instance 420 is situated at the ASN-GW.
  • the MRDP protocol provides a communication link between the macro-diversity region control module150 and the ASN-GW 120 that the macro-diversity region control module150 may use to send information regarding the macro-diversity region to the ASN-GW 120 over the R4 interface.
  • two types of information flow between the macro-diversity region control module150 and the ASN-GW 120.
  • the first is control messages that go in both directions between the MRDP_MBSC 310 and the MRDP_ASN 420.
  • the second is data plane messages (i.e., messages comprising the packets of content data for broadcast to the client stations 132) going from the MRDP_MBSC 310 to the MRDP_ASN 420.
  • FIG. 5 and Figure 6 illustrates an example of a state transition diagram of the MRDP_MBSC and MRDP_ASN respectively.
  • Each of the MRDP procedures described below may be initiated by, for example, either the above-discussed MRDP_MBSC 310 or MRDP_ASN 420 to accomplish an action or indicate a condition.
  • the MRDP procedures described are state dependent and therefore may be initiated in certain MRDP states.
  • the instructions received or sent by a state machine for example MRDP_MBSC or MRDP_ASN may be in the form of commands and indications.
  • the MRDP_MBSC or MRDP_ASN may have four states including Idle State 1101 or 1201 respectively, Initialized State 1102 or 1202 respectively, Operating State 1103 or 1203 respectively and Suspended State 1104 and 1204 respectively.
  • MRDP_MBSC or MRDP_ASN will start off at the Idle State 1101 or 1202.
  • the MRDP_MBSC or MRDP_ASN does nothing in Idle State but wait for a command to be activated.
  • the activation commands may be, for example, MRDP_ MBSC.Activate command or MRDP_ASN.Activate command, from the macro-diversity region control module150 or ASN-GW 120 that starts an initialization procedure.
  • the MRDP_MBSC or MRDP_ASN ignores any other commands or messages in the Idle State 1101 or 1201 other than the initialization commands (E.g. MRDP_MBSC.Initialized or MRDP_ASN.Initialized ).
  • the initialization procedure is used by one MRDP endpoint, for example MRDP_MBSC or MRDP_ASN, to initialize and prepare to perform other procedures.
  • both the MRDP_MBSC and the MRDP_ASN may start their own initialization procedure independently and asynchronously.
  • the activation commands from the macro-diversity region control module150 or ASN-GW 120 may trigger the MRDP_MBSC or MRDP_ASN state machine to issue an initialization procedure command.
  • the MRDP_MBSC or MRDP_ASN receives an initialization process complete command (E.g. InitializationProc.Complete ) and the MRDP_MBSC or MRDP_ASN issues an indication that the MRDP_MBSC or MRDP_ASN is initialized (E.g. MRDP_MBSC.Initialized or MRDP_ASN.Initialized ) to the MBSC core 308 or ASN-GW core (not shown) function.
  • the MRDP_MBSC then transitions from the Idle State 1101 to the Initialized State 1102 illustrated in Figure 5 (initialization complete). Likewise the MRDP_ASN transitions from the Idle State 1201 to the Initialized State 1202 illustrated in Figure 6 .
  • the MRDP_MBSC is waiting for a register command (E.g. MRDP_MBSC.Register command) from MBSC core function to initiate a Data Path Registration Procedure that will allow the MRDP_MBSC to transition to the Operating State 1103 to start the macro-diversity region data transmission.
  • a register command E.g. MRDP_MBSC.Register command
  • the MRDP_ASN is waiting for the registration request message from the macro-diversity region control module 1500 in order to start the Data Path Registration Process.
  • the MRDP_MBSC may issue a command to activate the registration procedure (E.g. RegistrationProc.Activate command) in order to start the Data Path Registration Procedure.
  • the MRDP_MBSC may issue an indication that the registration procedure failed (E.g. RegistrationProc.Failed indication) the MRDP_MBSC may issue an indication that the MRDP_MBSC registration failed. (E.g. MRDP_MBSC.RegFailed indication) to MBSC core function.
  • the MRDP_MBSC receives an indication that the registration procedure succeeded (E.g.
  • the MRDP_MBSC may issue an indication that the MRDP_MBSC is operating to MBSC core function. (E.g. MRDP_MBSC.Operating indication). The MRDP_MBSC then transitions from the Initialized State 1102 to the Operating State 1103. On the other hand, if the MRDP_MBSC receives a deactivation command (E.g. MRDP_MBSCDeActivate command) from the MBSC 150, the MRDP_MBSC may issue a registration procedure deactivation command (E.g. RegistrationProc.DeActivate command) and issue an indication that the MRDP_MBSC has transitioned back to its Idle State 1101. In one embodiment the MRDP_MBSC may ignore any other commands or messages in Initialized State 1102 other than the register command.
  • a deactivation command E.g. MRDP_MBSCDeActivate command
  • RegistrationProc.DeActivate command RegistrationProc.DeActivate command
  • the MRDP_ASN may issue an indication that the MRDP_ASN is in operation. (E.g. MRDP_ASN.Operating) to the ASN-GW core function. The MRDP_ASN then transitions from the Initialized State 1202 to the Operating State 1203. However if the MRDP_ASN receives a command to deactivate (E.g.
  • the MRDP_ASN may issue a RegistrationProc.DeActivate command and issue an indication that the MRDP_ASN has transitioned back to its Idle state 1201 to the ASN-GW core function.
  • the MRDP_ASN can ignore any other commands or messages in Initialized State 1202 other than the above-described.
  • the MRDP_MBSC After registration, the MRDP_MBSC enters the Operating State 1103 and starts to send out macro-diversity region data.
  • the MRDP_MBSC may issue various commands including a command to activate the procedure that monitors the network connection between the macro-diversity region control module 150 and the ASN-GW (E.g. KeepAliveProc.Activate command) (hereinafter the keep alive procedure) and a command to activate the macro-diversity region Data transmission (E.g. MBSDataProc.Activate command).
  • the procedure to monitor the network connection between the macro-diversity region control module 150 and the ASN-GW may be active throughout the duration of the Operating State 1103 and the Suspended State 1104.
  • MRDP_MBSC may issue a command to activate the suspend procedure.
  • SuspendProc.Activate command If MRDP_MBSC receives an indication from the macro-diversity region control module core 308 that the suspend procedure has been completed (E.g. SuspendProc.Complete indication), the MRDP_MBSC may issue a command to deactivate the macro-diversity region data transmission (E.g. MBSDataProc.DeActivate command) and an indication to suspend the MRDP_MBSC (E.g.
  • MRDP_MBSC.Suspended indication The MRDP_MBSC then transitions from the Operating State 1103 to the Suspended State 1104 where the macro-diversity region data transmission is suspended. If MRDP_MBSC receives a de-registration command from macro-diversity region control module core 308 function (E.g. MRDP_MBSC.DeRegister command), the MRDP_MBSC may issue a command to activate the de-registration procedure. (E.g. De-RegistrationProc.Activate command). If MRDP_MBSC receives an indication from the macro-diversity region control module core 308 that includes an indication that the de-registration request message has been completed (E.g. De-RegistrationProc.
  • the MRDP_MBSC may issue a various commands and indications including a command to deactivate the macro-diversity region data transmission (E.g. MBSDataProc.DeActivate command), a command to deactivate the keep alive procedure (E.g. KeepAliveProc.DeActivate command), a command to de-activate the de-registration procedure or (E.g.
  • De-RegistrationProc.DeActivate command a command to de-activate the suspend procedure.
  • SuspendProc.DeActivate command a command to de-activate the suspend procedure.
  • an indication that the MRDP_MBSC is initialized E.g. MRDP_MBSC.Initialized .
  • the MRDP_MBSC then transitions from the Operating State 1103 to the Initialized State 1102. In one embodiment the MRDP_MBSC can ignore any other commands or messages in Operating State 1103 other than the above-described suspend the Operating State 1103 command or de-registration command.
  • MRDP_MBSC receives a command from the macro-diversity region control module core 308 function to resume the Operating State 1103 (E.g. MRDP_MBSC.Resume command) the MRDP_MBSC may issue a command to activate the resume procedure. (E.g. ResumeProc.Activate command). If MRDP_MBSC receives an indication from the macro-diversity region control module core 308 that the resume procedure has been completed (E.g. ResumeProc.Complete command) the MRDP_MBSC may issue an indication that the MRDP_MBSC is operating (E.g. MRDP_MBSC.Operating indication). The MRDP_MBSC then transitions from the Suspended State 1104 to the Operating State 1103.
  • MRDP_MBSC receives a de-registration command from macro-diversity region control module core 308 (E.g. MRDP_MBSC.DeRegister command)
  • the MRDP_MBSC may issue a command to activate the de-registration procedure. (E.g. De-RegistrationProc.Activate command).
  • MRDP_MBSC receives an indication from the macro-diversity region control module core 308 that includes an indication that the de-registration procedure has been completed (E.g. De-RegistrationProc.Complete indication), or an indication that a de-registration procedure has been received (E.g.
  • the MRDP_MBSC may issue a various commands and indications including a command to deactivate the network connection between the macro-diversity region control module 150 and the ASN-GW (E.g. KeepAliveProc. DeActivate command), a command to de-activate the de-registration procedure (E.g. De-RegistrationProc.DeActivate command), a command to de-activate the resume procedure. (E.g.
  • ResumeProc.DeActivate command and an indication that the MRDP_MBSC is initialized (E.g. MRDP_MBSC.Initialized).
  • the MRDP_MBSC then transitions from the Suspended State 1104 to the Initialized State 1102.
  • the MRDP_MBSC can ignore any other commands or messages in Suspended State 1104 other than the above described command to resume the Operating State 1103 or a command to activate the de-registration procedure.
  • the MRDP_ASN enters the Operating state 1203 and starts to receive macro-diversity region data.
  • the MRDP_ASN may issue various commands including a command to activate the procedure that monitors the network connection between the macro-diversity region control module 150 and the ASN-GW (E.g. KeepAliveProc.Activate command) and a command to activate the macro-diversity region data transmission (E.g. MBSDataProc.Activate command).
  • the procedure that monitors the network connection between the macro-diversity region control module 150 and the ASN-GW may be active throughout the duration of the Operating State 1203 and the Suspended State 1204.
  • the MRDP_ASN may issue a command to activate the data path de-registration procedure. (E.g. De-RegistrationProc.Activate command). If MRDP_ASN receives an indication from the ASN-GW that includes an indication that the de-registration procedure has been completed (E.g. De-RegistrationProc. Complete indication), or an indication that a de-registration procedure has been received (E.g. De-RegistrationProc.Received indication) or an indication that the network connection between the macro-diversity region control module 150 and the ASN-GW failed to be kept alive (E.g.
  • the MRDP_ASN may issue various commands and indications including a command to deactivate the macro-diversity region data procedure (E.g. MBSDataProc.DeActivate command), a command to deactivate the procedure that monitors the network connection between the macro-diversity region control module 150 and the ASN-GW (E.g. KeepAliveProc. DeActivate command), a command to de-activate the de-registration procedure. (E.g. De-RegistrationProc.DeActivate command) and an indication that the MRDP_ASN is initialized (E.g. MRDP_ASN.Initialized ).
  • the MRDP_ASN then transitions from the Operating State 1203 to the Initialized State 1202. In one embodiment the MRDP_ASN can ignore any other commands or messages in Operating State 1203 other than the above described command to activate the macro-diversity region data transmission or a command to activate the data path de-registration procedure.
  • MRDP_ASN may issue a command to deactivate the macro-diversity region data procedure (E.g. MBSDataProc.DeActivate command) and an indication to suspend the MRDP_ASN (E.g. MRDP_MBSC.Suspended indication).
  • the MRDP_ASN then transitions from the Operating State 1203 to the Suspended State 1204 where the macro-diversity region data transmission is suspended.
  • the Suspend State may be entered because at certain periods of time (e.g. at night) no content data is broadcast so the ASN-GW is instructed no to expect MBS traffic.
  • MRDP_ASN may issue an error warning indication (E.g. MRDP_ASN.MBSDataError) to the ASN-GW.
  • the MRDP_ASN may issue an indication that the MRDP_ASN is operating (E.g. MRDP_ASN.Operating indication).
  • the MRDP_ASN then transitions from the Suspended State 1204 to the Operating State 1203. If MRDP_ASN receives an indication that the de-registration procedure has been completed (E.g. De-RegistrationProc. Complete indication), or an indication that a de-registration procedure has been received (E.g.
  • the MRDP_ASN may issue a various commands and indications including a command to deactivate the procedure that monitors the network connection between the macro-diversity region control module 150 and the ASN-GW (E.g. KeepAliveProc. DeActivate command), a command to de-activate the de-registration procedure. (E.g. De-RegistrationProc.DeActivate command), a command to de-activate the resume procedure. (E.g.
  • ResumeProc.DeActivate command and an indication that the MRDP_MBSC is initialized (E.g. MRDP_ASN.Initialized).
  • the MRDP_ASN then transitions from the Suspended State 1204 to the Initialized State 1202.
  • the MRDP_MBSC can ignore any other commands or messages in Suspended State 1204 other than the above described resume procedure message.
  • Figure 7 is an example of a macro-diversity region control module 150 illustrated in Figure 1 in accordance with an embodiment.
  • Figure 7 will be discussed with reference to the above-discussed Figure 1 .
  • Figure 7 is an alternative embodiment of the macro-diversity region control module 150 of Figure 3 .
  • Figure 3 is focused on the data sets that control the behavior of the macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 may have a buffer 312 described in reference to Figure 3 above that may be a part of the macro-diversity region control module 150 or external to but coupled to the macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 may also include a receiving module 504, a controller module 506 and a communication module 508.
  • the receiving module may be coupled to the controller module 506 and configured to receive a plurality of packets of content data from the buffer 312.
  • the plurality of packets of content data may originate from an ASP 160 of Figure 1 .
  • the controller module 506 may be configured to generate macro-diversity region data that includes at least one packet of the plurality of packets of content data.
  • the controller module 506 may also generate macro-diversity region control information including time reference and frame offset information.
  • Using a frame offset is advantageous because the base stations may use different numbering schemes for numbering frames. For example an old base station may be up to frame number 1023000 while a new base station may start using frame number 1.
  • the macro-diversity region control information may be configured to enable synchronization of the transmission of the macro-diversity region data by the plurality of base stations.
  • the control information may indicate an offset from the time reference to further indicate a base station transmission frame that will include the macro-diversity region data at a plurality of base stations.
  • control information may include a modulation and coding scheme selection information to use in transmitting the macro-diversity region at the base stations.
  • control information may also include zone switch parameters where the zone switch parameters refer to parameters that determine the location and characteristics of the macro-diversity region in a frame, for example, the base station transmission frame.
  • An example of a zone switch parameter includes a symbol offset to indicate an offset from the start of the base station transmission frame to identify a location for the macro-diversity region data in the base station transmission frame.
  • the macro-diversity region control module may use a configuration file (described above) to indicate the zone switch parameters.
  • control information including the modulation and coding scheme and the zone switch parameters may be configured to ensure that the macro-diversity region is broadcast by each of the base stations using a common waveform.
  • the time reference may be expressed in coordinated universal time (UTC).
  • the macro-diversity region control module may include a global positioning system (GPS) receiver to receive information, for example information related to time, from a global positioning system. In some embodiments the time related information may be used to generate the time reference.
  • the macro-diversity region control information may include a symbol offset to indicate an offset from the start of the base station transmission frame to identify a location for the macro-diversity region data in the base station transmission frame.
  • the communication module 508 may be coupled to the controller module 506, to communicate a macro-diversity region message that includes the macro-diversity region data and the macro-diversity region control information to a plurality of base stations.
  • the communication module 508 may include the MRDP interface described above in reference to Figure 4 .
  • the controller module 506 may also be configured to determine the size of the macro-diversity region data, the location of the macro-diversity region, an allocation of content data to be broadcast in the macro-diversity region and to determine a broadcast map detailing the structure of the macro-diversity region data.
  • FIG 8 is a block diagram illustrating a simplified exemplary embodiment of a base station 130 illustrated in Figure 1 in accordance with an embodiment.
  • base station 130 may include an interface module 602, a base station control module 604, a storage device 606, a transceiver 608, and an antenna 610.
  • the transceiver 608 may include a receiving module 612 and a transmitting module 614.
  • the Antenna 610 may be coupled to the transceiver 608 and may be configured to receive and send data wirelessly.
  • the receiving module 612 and the transmitting module 614 are independent entities.
  • the interface module 602 may be coupled to the base station control module 604 and may include hardware and/or software for receiving content data, such as for example, a macro-diversity region defined by the macro-diversity region control module 150 described above, and building a data frame including the received macro-diversity region.
  • Transceiver 608 may include hardware and/or software for transmitting and/or receiving data, such as, for example, the built data frames, which may include MAC management messages, content data, etc.
  • the receiving module 602 may be configured to receive a macro-diversity region message that includes macro-diversity region data having at least one packet of content data and macro diversity region control information from a central entity such as a macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • the transmitting module 614 may be configured to transmit the base station transmission frame in synchronization with the transmission of the base station transmission frames of other base stations in the network in response to at least a portion of the macro-diversity region control information received by each of the base stations.
  • the base stations 130 receives UTC time from a global positioning system. (GPS).
  • the base station control module 604 may be coupled to the transceiver 608 and may be configured for building a data frame comprising a downlink region and macro-diversity region, such as macro-diversity region 240 and map 242 that were discussed above with reference to Figure 2 .
  • the base station control module 604 may further be configured for managing the synchronous transmission of the macro-diversity region by the base station 130 such that the macro-diversity regions transmitted by the base stations 130 in the network 100 are synchronously transmitted by the base stations 130.
  • the storage device 606 may be coupled to the base station control module 604 to store data received at the base station 130.
  • Storage 606 may include volatile and/or non-volatile storage, for example, read only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), etc. along with one or more volatile storage devices, such as, random access memory (RAM).
  • ROM read only memory
  • NVRAM non-volatile random access memory
  • RAM random access memory
  • Storage 606 may be used to store, for example, information for use by the base station control module 604 in building the data frames.
  • FIG 9 is an example illustration of base station synchronization using a time reference and frame offset.
  • the macro-diversity region and it's parameters should be synchronized across all the base stations 130 within a SFN, for example.
  • macro-diversity region control information (control information) about macro-diversity region parameters may be distributed to all the base stations from a central entity, such as the macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • the control information that is generated by the macro-diversity region control module 150 may include time reference and frame offset information to indicate an offset from the time reference and to further indicate a base station transmission frame that will include a macro-diversity region data.
  • the macro-diversity region data may be included in a macro-diversity region frame generated by the macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • the macro-diversity region frame is built in the macro-diversity region control module core 308.
  • Each macro-diversity region frame is time-stamped by the MBS core before being sent to the MRDP-MBSC and subsequently to a plurality of base stations 130.
  • the time stamp of each macro-diversity frame includes a time reference and a frame offset from the time reference.
  • the frame offset can be expressed as a number of frames after (or before) the time reference.
  • the combination of the time reference and the frame offset of each macro-diversity frame identifies the base station transmission frame that will include the macro-diversity region data for each of the base stations 130.
  • the time reference is expressed as a UTC time.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 or MBS Controller may obtain the UTC time from a GPS driven Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server, for example.
  • NTP Network Time Protocol
  • the timestamp may be 32 bit number, for example, and may specify the time in seconds. In some embodiments the timestamp may be a 64 bit number including 32 bits specifying the seconds and the other 32 bits specify the fraction of the second. For example, if the time is 1000 seconds with a frame offset of 4, the base station transmission frame is the fourth frame that occurs after the time of 1000 sec.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 may be part of, for example, the ASN Gateway 120, or a Network Manager, or other entity.
  • the choice of the entity on which this functionality resides may vary depending on, for example the infrastructure vendor.
  • the functionality may be distributed across multiple entities.
  • FIG 10 is one example illustration of the relationship of a time reference, frame offset information and system clock according to an embodiment.
  • Each macro-diversity region frame generated by the macro-diversity region control module150 may be time-stamped before being sent to MRDP-MBSC.
  • the time-stamp of each frame will indicate the actual time the base station transmission frame from each base station receiving the macro-diversity region frame will be transmitted over the air.
  • the time-stamps may include a time reference, for example, UTC time in seconds and a frame offset from the UTC time.
  • the timestamping process may maintain its accuracy by an NTP system, for example, keeping track of the UTC time by measuring and adjusting for the time drift as a result of a mismatch of the frequency of the local oscillator of the macro-diversity region control module 150.
  • the NTP system may be executed by the macro-diversity region control module core 308 as well as on each base station 130.
  • the time stamping procedure may be initiated, for example, when the first frame built by the macro-diversity region control module 150 is ready for delivery to MRDP-MBSC.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 reads the UTC, for example, that may include a "seconds" portion and a 'fraction of a second" portion. In some embodiments, downstream target delay may be added to this time.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 may generate a frame indicator for every frame time. Note that all frame indicators are not necessarily accompanied with a macro-diversity region frame. However the frame time may have some jitter due to the fact that the macro-diversity region control module 150 performs other tasks as well as scheduling the frames.
  • the incrementing of the frame indicator may be performed even if the macro-diversity region in a frame is empty.
  • the macro-diversity region control module 150 may measure the difference between the frame transmission time stamp and local system clock on a per frame basis in order to verify that the system clock does not considerably deviate from the UTC time. If this difference deviates by more than a threshold number, for example 5%, an (Time Drift) alarm may be generated. In the example, this difference at the beginning is 1999ms and by the end of the sixth frame it decreases to 1998ms.
  • FIG 11 is an example of a method of synchronizing a macro-diversity region transmitted by a base station in a network according to an embodiment.
  • the steps of this method may be implemented in the macro-diversity region control module 150 illustrated in Figure 1 .
  • the procedure starts with receiving a plurality of packets of content data such as ASP 160 of Figure 1 .
  • Content providers or content sources may provide the packets of content data.
  • the content distributed by the content providers may be various forms of audio, video, multimedia and other forms of content including audio/video streams, motion picture expert group-2 (MPEG-2), MPEG-4, windows media video (WMV) etc.
  • macro-diversity region data is generated at the macro-diversity region control module, for example.
  • the macro-diversity region data may include at least one packet of the plurality of packets of content data received.
  • the process then continues to step 906 where macro-diversity region control information is generated.
  • the macro-diversity region control information may include a time reference and frame offset information to indicate an offset from the time reference and to further indicate a base station transmission frame that will include the macro-diversity region data at the plurality of base stations.
  • the time reference information may be expressed in UTC time and may be received from a NTP system as described above with reference to Figure 10 .
  • the time reference and the frame offset information are configured to periodically synchronize the transmission of the macro diversity region data at the plurality of base stations.
  • a macro-diversity region message that includes the macro-diversity region data and the macro-diversity region control information is communicated to a plurality of base stations as was described above with reference to Figure 8 .
  • the macro-diversity region control information may also include a symbol offset to indicate an offset from the start of the base station transmission frame to identify the location for the macro-diversity region data in the base station transmission frame.
  • Figure 12 is an example method of synchronizing macro-diversity regions transmitted by the plurality of base stations in a network according to an embodiment utilizing the methods and processes described above.
  • the steps of this method may be implemented in each of the plurality of base stations 130 illustrated in Figure 1 .
  • the process is implemented by the base station control module 604.
  • the process starts with the base station receiving a macro-diversity region message that includes macro-diversity region data having at least one packet of content data and macro diversity region control information.
  • the macro-diversity region message may originate from a central entity, for example, the macro-diversity region control module 150 described with reference to Figure 1 .
  • the macro-diversity region control information may include a time reference and frame offset information to indicate an offset from the time reference and to further indicate a base station transmission frame that will include the macro-diversity region data as was described above with reference to Figure 7 .
  • the process then continues to step 1004, each of the plurality of base stations transmit in synchronization the macro-diversity region data in the identified base station transmission frame according to the time reference and the frame offset information.
  • each computer includes one or more processors, one or more data-storage components (e.g., volatile or non-volatile memory modules and persistent optical and magnetic storage devices, such as hard and floppy disk drives, CD-ROM drives, and magnetic tape drives), one or more input devices (e.g., interfaces, mice, and keyboards), and one or more output devices (e.g., display consoles and printers).
  • the computer programs include executable code that is usually stored in a persistent storage medium and then copied into memory at run-time. At least one processor executes the code by retrieving program instructions from memory in a prescribed order. When executing the program code, the computer receives data from the input and/or storage devices, performs operations on the data, and then delivers the resulting data to the output and/or storage devices.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • a general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine.
  • a processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.
  • a software module may reside in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium including a network storage medium.
  • An exemplary storage medium may be coupled to the processor such that the processor may read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. In the alternative, the storage medium may be integral to the processor.
  • the processor and the storage medium may also reside in an ASIC.

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  1. Procédé de génération et de synchronisation d'une région de macro-diversité (240) transmise par des stations de base (130) dans un réseau (105), comprenant :
    la réception (902) d'une pluralité de paquets de données de contenu ;
    la génération (904) de données de région de macro-diversité qui incluent au moins un paquet de la pluralité de paquets de données de contenu ;
    la génération (906) d'informations de commande de région de macro-diversité qui incluent une référence temporelle et des informations de décalage de trame pour indiquer un décalage à partir de la référence temporelle afin d'identifier une trame de transmission de station de base qui inclura les données de région de macro-diversité, les informations de commande de région de macro-diversité comprenant en outre un décalage de symbole pour indiquer un décalage à partir du début de la trame de transmission de station de base afin d'identifier un emplacement pour les données de région de macro-diversité dans la trame de transmission de station de base ; et
    la communication (908) des données de région de macro-diversité et des informations de commande de région de macro-diversité à une pluralité de stations de base, les informations de commande de région de macro-diversité incluant la référence temporelle et les informations de décalage de trame pour identifier la trame de transmission de station de base afin d'inclure les données de région de macro-diversité et de synchroniser la transmission les données de région de macro-diversité au niveau de la pluralité de stations de base.
  2. Procédé de la revendication 1, comprenant en outre la communication d'un schéma de modulation et de codage à la pluralité de stations de base à utiliser par la pluralité de stations de base lors de la transmission des données de région de macro-diversité à l'aide d'une forme d'onde commune.
  3. Contrôleur (150) destinées à synchroniser une région de macro-diversité (240) transmise par une pluralité de stations de base (130) dans un réseau (105) comprenant :
    un module de réception (504) configuré pour recevoir une pluralité de paquets de données de contenu ;
    un module de contrôleur (506) couplé au module de réception et configuré pour générer des données de région de macro-diversité qui incluent au moins un paquet de la pluralité de paquets de données de contenu et pour générer des informations de commande de région de macro-diversité incluant une référence temporelle et des information de décalage de trame pour indiquer un décalage à partir de la référence temporelle afin d'identifier une trame de transmission de station de base qui inclura les données de région de macro-diversité, les informations de commande de région de macro-diversité comprenant en outre un décalage de symbole pour indiquer un décalage à partir du début de la trame de transmission de station de base afin d'identifier un emplacement pour les données de région de macro-diversité dans la trame de transmission de station de base ; et
    un module de communication (508) couplé au module de contrôleur et configuré pour communiquer les données de région de macro-diversité et les informations de commande de région de macro-diversité à une pluralité de stations de base, les informations de commande de région de macro-diversité incluant la référence temporelle et les informations de décalage de trame pour identifier la trame de transmission de station de base afin d'inclure les données de région de macro-diversité et de synchroniser la transmission par la pluralité de stations de base des données de région macro-diversité.
  4. Contrôleur de la revendication 3, dans lequel le module de contrôleur est en outre configuré pour déterminer la taille des données de région de macro-diversité.
  5. Contrôleur de la revendication 3, dans lequel le module de contrôleur est en outre configuré pour déterminer et fournir un schéma de modulation et de codage à la pluralité de stations de base à utiliser par la pluralité de stations de base lors de la transmission des données de région de macro-diversité à l'aide d'une forme d'onde commune.
  6. Contrôleur de la revendication 3, dans lequel le module de contrôleur est en outre configuré pour déterminer une attribution de données de contenu à diffuser dans la région de macro-diversité.
  7. Contrôleur de la revendication 3, dans lequel le module de contrôleur est en outre configuré pour déterminer une carte de diffusion détaillant une structure des données de région de macro-diversité.
  8. Système de synchronisation d'une région de macro-diversité (240) transmise par une pluralité de stations de base (130) dans un réseau (105), comprenant :
    une première station de base (130) couplée à un réseau, la première station de base ayant :
    un premier module de réception (602) configuré pour recevoir des données de région de macro-diversité ainsi qu'une référence temporelle et des informations de décalage de trame pour indiquer un décalage à partir de la première référence temporelle afin d'identifier une première trame de transmission de station de base qui inclura les données de région de macro-diversité,
    un premier module de transmission (614) couplé au premier module de réception et configuré pour transmettre la première trame de transmission de station de base ; et
    une seconde station de base (130) couplée au réseau, la seconde station de base ayant :
    un second module de réception (602) configuré pour recevoir les données de région de macro-diversité ainsi que la référence temporelle et les informations de décalage de trame pour indiquer un décalage à partir de la référence temporelle afin d'identifier une seconde trame de transmission de station de base qui inclura les données de région de macro-diversité,
    un second module de transmission (614) configuré pour transmettre la seconde trame de transmission de station de base ;
    les premier et second modules de réception étant configurés pour recevoir un décalage de symbole pour indiquer un décalage à partir du début des première et seconde trames de transmission de station de base afin d'identifier un emplacement pour les données de régions de macro-diversité dans les première et seconde trames de transmission de station de base, et
    les premier et second modules de transmission étant configurés pour transmettre en synchronisation au niveau des première et seconde stations de base les données de région de macro-diversité dans les trames de transmission de station de base identifiées selon la référence temporelle et les informations de décalage.
  9. Système de la revendication 8, dans lequel les premier et second modules de réception sont configurés pour recevoir un schéma de modulation et de codage aux multiples stations de base à utiliser par la pluralité de stations de base lors de la transmission des données de région de macro-diversité à l'aide d'une forme d'onde commune.
  10. Système de la revendication 8, dans lequel les première et seconde stations de base reçoivent des signaux en provenance d'un système de positionnement global.
  11. Système de la revendication 8, dans lequel les données de région de macro-diversité et les informations de commande de région de macro-diversité sont reçues en provenance d'une entité centrale.
  12. Système de la revendication 8, dans lequel l'entité centrale est un module de commande de région de macro-diversité.
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